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Written by Pauhla Whitaker MGEOTA
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 AnimOILS Essential Oil Therapy for Animals and MGEOTA
At this time of year, we all seem to be pre-programmed to go into retreat and for many, there is a tendency towards pessimism!
The sun is low in the sky, the grass stops growing and turns an insipid yellowy-green, the birds stop singing and the leaves have fallen from the trees leaving them apparently bare. Yet, if you look carefully, there are next years leaves all snug and tucked up in their casings, the buds just biding their time to respond to lengthening day and increasing soil and air temperature to burst back into a radiant mantle of green.
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Written by Pauhla Whitaker
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 Mites are a real problem at this time of year for many animal carers, especially those with horses and dogs who have access to long grass.
Some breeds of horses such as those with feather (hairy heels) seem to be Mite-magnets, many domestic “Fancy” Rats are often troubled, and many dogs also seem to have regular bouts of ear mites.
Of course these are all different types of mites with differing life cycles and hosts but there may well be an immune system connection here, as many animals co-exist with mite burden that is a-symptomatic until the animal is under the weather.
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Written by Pauhla Whitaker
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Ok, so it seems a funny topic to pick when parts of the country are still suffering from localised flooding but whether we believe it or not, the sun’s ultraviolet rays are gathering in strength day by day and this can present health hazards to our animals as much as to ourselves. Photosensitivity is something that is often encountered in horses with white/grey hair and pink skin as the lack of dark pigment (melanin) in the skin makes them susceptible to sunburn but it is not a problem exclusive to horses by any means. I have come across this in white-haired, pink skinned dogs, cows, even lambs and pigs! |
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Written by Ruth Ruane
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 Around the year 1500 the last wild wolf in England was killed. These large meat eaters once ranged over Europe and northern Asia. Their numbers must have been high enough for them to be a threatening menace because there was a bounty on the head of a wolf from the beginning of the 16th century which carried on in Scotland until 1743. The wolf was constantly referenced in folklore and fairy tales and were usually associated with the fearsome and sinister.
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Here is a short but mind blowing movie of a cow calving. It was provided by our newest team member, Animal Care Director, Pauhla Whitaker.
Editors note: I've given birth to seven children and this short movie still made my jaw drop. Nature is awesome. I admit that it really didn't look as if the calf was going to actually fit out through that opening, but it did. Just look at the way thew cow jumps up the second the calf is born. This movie is not for the squeamish! |
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